Two dominant signal callers in Hayden Hayes and Pj Miller are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Flagler Palm Coast Bulldogs's homestand will continue as they prepare to take on the Spruce Creek Hawks at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Flagler Palm Coast's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last five games.
Last Thursday, Flagler Palm Coast didn't have too much breathing room in their match against DeLand, but they still walked away with a 62-57 win.
Hayes was his usual excellent self, rushing for 127 yards and three touchdowns on only five carries, while also throwing for 240 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 11.4 yards per attempt. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Marcus Mitchell was another key player, rushing for 230 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 9.6 yards per carry.
Flagler Palm Coast didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Corinthians Watson Jr and Lucas Siharaj. Watson Jr also set a new season high mark in total tackles with 11. Another thorn in DeLand's side was Colby Cronk, who picked up two sacks and made 14 total tackles (5.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, Spruce Creek beat University 20-14 on Thursday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Hawks.
Flagler Palm Coast pushed their record up to 9-1 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 47.5 points per game. As for Spruce Creek, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 7-3 record this season.
Flagler Palm Coast beat Spruce Creek 50-39 in their previous meeting back in October. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Spruce Creek's Jacob Lohman, who threw for 307 yards and four touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Flagler Palm Coast still be able to contain Lohman? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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